Out-of-bounds Write Affecting libvorbis package, versions <1.3.6-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
32.58% (98th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE321-LIBVORBIS-8484325
  • published6 Dec 2024
  • disclosed11 Jun 2018

Introduced: 11 Jun 2018

CVE-2018-5146  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.21 libvorbis to version 1.3.6-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libvorbis package and not the libvorbis package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.21 relevant fixed versions and status.

An out of bounds memory write while processing Vorbis audio data was reported through the Pwn2Own contest. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 59.0.1, Firefox ESR < 52.7.2, and Thunderbird < 52.7.